Expanding support for Good Lock in different regions across different Galaxy smartphones has paved the way for new milestones. The popular Good Lock App which is used to extend customizability across Galaxy smartphones via its different modules has conclusively hit more than 100 million downloads on Galaxy Store.

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Apart from the Good Lock’s 16,367,061 installs, it is joined by the Sound Assistant module with 11,440,106 downloads in second position. It is further joined by One Hand Operation + with 8,522,285 installs and Lockstart at fourth position with 6,606,160 installs. Several other popular modules follow the list as – Theme Park, Multi Star, Home Up, ClockFace, NavStar, NotiStar, etc.

In the last three months, the installs have significantly increased with the compatibility extending across different devices. Good Lock App alone pulled 2,121,404 installs, which is followed by Theme Park with 1,159,608.

Among countries, Korea contributes 26,868,771 installs, China with 20,443,371 downloads and the USA contributes 12,194,874 installs. India and Mexico remained in 4th and fifth position with 7,061,864 and 2,782,314 installs, respectively.

Good Lock Modules’ Popularity With Respect To Specific Country

In the past 3-4 months, most downloads have come from Southeast Asia including countries like Thailand, and Indonesia. Due to compatibility expansion, customers are widely using these add-ons in China, Korea, India, and the USA. Even European nations like the UK and Germany are contributing to the increasing demand for customizability with these modules.

Korea: The users prefer Sound Sound-Assistant//QuickStart kind modules which enhance the convenience.

China: The users don’t really prefer any specific kind of app, the data shows symmetric installs of all modules.

India: Indian users love to customize their smartphones using apps like ThemePark, LockStart HomeUp, etc.

In the coming few weeks, a lot of new features will be part of the Good Lock App. However, the users can leave positive feedback by using the hashtag #GoodLock100Million on Instagram to cheer the development team.

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On November 23rd and December 3rd, 2022, experts from the NCC Group identified two vulnerabilities in the Galaxy App Store application. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow malicious sources to install apps without a user’s consent or redirect users to harmful websites. The issue was found to stem from an exported activity within the app store that does not securely handle incoming intents, allowing other apps on the same device to automatically install any app from the Galaxy App Store. However, Samsung released a new update for the Galaxy App Store that fixes the said issue.

The NCC Group’s analysts have provided a proof-of-concept demonstration, using an “ADB” (Android Debug Bridge) command to install the popular game “Pokemon Go” via an intent submitted to the app store. It appears that there may be a vulnerability in certain Samsung devices running Android 12 or below, which allows for the potential installation of rogue applications. However, it should be noted that this issue does not affect devices running Android 13. 

Additionally, it was discovered that a webview within the Galaxy App Store had a filter that was not properly configured, which could allow local attackers to execute JavaScript on a target device. As NCC explains, this could occur by clicking on a malicious hyperlink in Chrome, or through the use of a pre-installed rogue application on a Samsung device. The proof-of-concept for this vulnerability includes a malicious hyperlink that, when clicked, opens a website with harmful JavaScript and executes it on the target device.

As mentioned previously, Samsung has since issued a fix for the vulnerability. The company has rolled out an updated version of the Galaxy App Store (version 4.5.49.8). Users should download it at the earliest to avoid the risk of another security breach.

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A number of phone manufacturers have their own store where users can download apps, wallpapers, themes, and the likes. Samsung is one of them and its store is called the Galaxy Store.

The Galaxy Store contains both paid and free content but a notice from Samsung has sent a notice to users informing them that it plans to remove all paid content from the store in select countries.

Samsung says it will not only remove paid content but apps that have IAPs (in-app purchases) too. The countries where the change will take effect are Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Iceland, Moldova, Pakistan, and Uruguay.

While no reason was provided for the decision, SamMobile, believes that the decision may have been influenced by payment policies in the countries rather than of Samsung’s own volition.

The new policy will take effect on January 26, 2021. Those who have an active subscription will not be able to renew it on the store once it expires. However, already bought apps can be re-downloaded at any time from the user’s My Apps menu in the Galaxy Store.

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